Woodley Pensioners FC is a FA-affiliated and FA-accredited walking football club which plays in the Wokingham area is being sponsored by My Wokingham. The club also works closely with Wokingham Borough Council Sports and Leisure Team.
The team which has grown in size over the last 18 month to over 100 hundred players is a friendly social club that takes care of its players and plays with the ethos that avoids any injuries. At present club has an over 50s and an over 60s team. Disabled players also play under the guidance of Woodley Pensioner with regular sessions at Cantley Park
My Wokingham Sponsor
My Wokingham sponsors the club as part of its own ethos of ” Celebrating The Wokingham Borough”
When you learn the ethos behind the club and hows its helps people in later life stay active, improve their mental health and enjoy social activities, it’s irresistible not to get more involved. The club represents the positive side of Wokingham which we love. The team is all about having fun, making friends, improving health and fitness, reducing isolation, improving wellbeing and being inclusive to all.
My Wokingham Founder Nick Marr
Woodley Football Team a Beautiful Ethos For a Beautiful Game
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Walking football is different to all other forms of football. The main goals are not results based. It is about having fun, making friends, improving health and fitness, reducing isolation, improving wellbeing and being inclusive to all.
Woodley Pensioners walking football club has an ethos to achieve these goals and by participating you agree to accept, follow and play by this ethos:
- Treat every person with respect
- Encourage and consider others
- Never abuse anyone in any way
- Respect every player regardless of their ability
- Appreciate that some players attend only for fun, exercise and friendship and not to win football games
- Never complain or argue with an official
- Have a duty of care for the health and wellbeing of everyone
- Refrain from any offensive words or gestures
- Look out for players that don’t seem well or have gone quiet
- Play to win but not at the cost of sportsmanship
- At all times abide by the rules of the game
- Promote the importance of teamwork in all aspects of the club
Women’s Walking Football Coming Soon
The team seek to develop a women’s football team and looks to encourage women to join the club and participate in friendly sessions and social activities. If you are interested in women’s walking football, please contact Margaret for further details – [email protected]
Join in the Fun
Focus is very much on promoting the mental health and the physical well being of all members both on the football pitch and socially.
The club run three friendly club sessions as follows:
- Monday 11:00 to 12:00 outdoors on the 3G pitch at Cantley Park, Twyford Road, Wokingham RG40 5QG
- Wednesday 20:00 to 21:00 outdoors on the 3G pitch at Farley Hill Primary School, Baston Road, Arborfield Green, Reading RG2 9ZW
- Friday 11:00 to 12:00 outdoors on the 3G pitch at Cantley Park, Twyford Road, Wokingham RG40 5QG
- Monday and Friday sessions cost £4 on an attendance basis and the Wednesday session costs £5 on an attendance basis. New members are offered three free taster sessions.
Learn more at Woodleypensionersfc.co.uk
`Photos Andrew Batt and Paul King
